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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare perhaps Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy, “alive”), Biblical Hebrew חַי (ḥay, “alive”) and Soqotri حي (ḥay, “abundance of green fodder”). See also 𒊺 (še'um).
Pronunciation
Noun
ûm m (from Old Akkadian on)
- barley, grain
- grain as unit of measure
- pine nut
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References
- “še'u”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “še'u(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag